Processo de trabalho do agente comunitário de saúde: análise da influência da violência urbana e da COVID-19
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In this multicenter, cross-sectional and quantitative study we evaluated the influence of urban violence and COVID-19 on the work process and team rapport of community health workers (CHWs) in eight municipalities of Northeastern Brazil. The collected information covered sociodemographics, work routines, exposure to violence, self-efficacy and coronavirus anxiety. A logistic regression was performed using as outcome variable the answer to the question: "Do you think your team work process changed during the pandemic?" The sample included 1,944 CHWs, of whom 56.60% stated that violence interfered in their work, and almost 75% reported adaptations in their work process to cope with COVID-19. During the sanitary emergency, team rapport was positively associated with the absence of such adaptations (OR = 1.60; 95%CI = 1.22-2.10) and with occupational exposure to violence (OR = 2.73; 95%CI = 1.72-4.34). Our results confirmed that urban violence and COVID-19 affected the work process of the CHWs. A better understanding of this dynamic can help design interventions to make primary health care more resilient and better prepared for future stressors.
Source: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
Authors: Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes Vieira-Meyer, Grayce Alencar Albuquerque, José Maria Ximenes Guimarães, Regina Glaucia Lucena Aguiar Ferreira, Andrea Silvia Walter de Aguiar, Alice Maria Correia Pequeno, Ana Patrícia Pereira Morais, Franklin Delano Soares Forte, Sidney Feitoza Farias, Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira, Fernando José Guedes da Silva Júnior, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Occupational Therapy
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414152682